Harris County Field Day is an event that is hosted annually, and sometimes semi-annually by the Harris County Firefighters Association.

During this two day weekend, Fire Departments from all over Harris County, as well as several surrounding counties, "commandeer" the Brayton Fireman's Training Field located on the campus of Texas A & M University, located in College Station, Texas.

Each Year the HCFFA provides resources to these departments at extremely reasonable costs. This valuable training would not be able to be funded by most departments, and is one of the key functions of the Harris County Firefighters Association.

With Training courses available to firefighters that include vehicle fire training, building collapse, structural and industrial firefighting, rapid intervention teams, ladder truck company operations, as well as firefighter pump operations, and driving skills classes, rope rescue, and many many more scenarios, the HCFFA allows many of the counties firefighters to gain extremely valuable skills which most departments singularly could not afford to provide to their members.

"This Training Is Approved For Rural Volunteer Fire Dept. Assistance Program Through The Texas Forest Service Under House Bill 2604 (Apply to the Texas Forest Service to be Reimbursed your Registration Fee)"

Registration Information and the Registration form for Field Day 2006 will be posted as the date draws nearer. The date of Field Day 2006 will be April 1-2, 2006

The Corrected: 2006 HCFFA FIELD DAY REGISTRATION FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE

College Station Area Hotel Information can be found at the bottom of this page.

 

31st Annual Field Day 2006 Course Descriptions   Section A - Structural Fire Fighting (16 Hours) - UPDATED   This two-day class provides 10 opportunities for learning with lots of interior fire fighting.  Included will be evolutions in Apartment Complex, Ladders, Cottage, Warehouse, Salvage and Overhaul, Haz Mat Awareness, SCBA, and Building Construction.  Groups will be kept small to maximize both the classroom and hands-on experience.  This class is a great review for the experienced firefighter; a necessity for the Rookie!  Structural Personal Protective Equipment required.   Section B - Putting it all together - Structural - (16 Hours)   This 16 hour course presents the principles of safe and effective firefighting and how to apply them to common fires.  This is an advanced level course designed for the more experienced firefighters and officers to remind us of the BEST and SAFEST methods for responding to the types of fires we encounter. Students must bring strong knowledge and use of basic fire ground operations and the Incident Command System.  Firefighters and Officers with more than 3 years fire experience should register for this class. The class will consist of both Classroom and Fire Ground evolutions.  Approved bunker gear and the approval of your department chief are required to take this course.  Structural Personal Protective Equipment required. Section C – First Responder Hazardous Materials Operations - (16 Hours) The 16-hour operations course covers basic legal requirements, hazard risk assessment, and defensive control, confine, and contain operations.  A mix of classrooms and hands-on exercises will provide the student a basic understanding of ICS, the selection and use of PPE clothing and respiratory protection, use of placards and labels, hazard mitigation techniques, decontamination techniques, and incident termination procedures. This Course is for all Fire and EMS first responders, and for the Law Enforcement, Public Works, or Emergency Management personnel that respond to the scene of an incident involving hazardous materials.  Hazmat Awareness Level training is required before attending this Course.  Meets minimum requirements 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) and NFPA 472.  Structural Personal Protective Equipment required. Section D - First Responder Hazardous Materials for Emergency Medical Service - (16 Hours) UPDATED The 16-hour course is a mix of classrooms and hands-on exercises to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to safely deliver emergency medical care in the cold zone and warm zones. Topics include a basic understanding of EMS operations at hazmat emergencies, hazard risk assessment, the ICS, the selection and use of PPE clothing and respiratory protection, basic on scene triage and treatment, hazard mitigation techniques, decontamination and prevention of secondary contamination, and incident termination procedures. This Course is for all EMS responders that routinely provide care at the level of EMT-B or above and respond to the scene of an incident involving hazardous materials.  Hazmat Awareness Level training and EMT-B level training are required before attending this course.  Meets minimum requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) for OPERATIONS level and NFPA 473 for EMS/HM Level I Responder.  PPE required will be work gloves, hard-hat, and safety glasses. Students must also bring copy of their own departmental policy for responding to HazMat incidents.   Section E - Transportation Emergencies (16 Hours) Transportation emergencies can happen anywhere and anytime.  Almost every community has roads, rail lines, and fixed LP storage tanks.  From simple car fires to train derailments, every firefighter should know how to respond to a transportation emergency.  This 16-hour course provides in-depth training for emergencies involving tanker trucks, rail cars, LP tank transport and fixed storage, and loading terminals.  A mix of classroom and hands-on exercises will provide the student a basic understanding of transportation emergencies, fuel characteristics and hazards, proper PPE, and hazard mitigation techniques. This course is for all structural firefighters.   Structural Personal Protective Equipment required. Section F - Pump Operations - (16 Hours) Students are given the basics of fire pump theory, fire pump construction, and principles of operations.  Students will experience lecture as well as hands on participation in operating fire apparatus pumps and some other fire service equipment.  This is an excellent introductory course. Structural Personal Protective Equipment required. Section G - Emergency Vehicle Driver Training - (12 Hours) UPDATED This 12 -hour course is a Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Course.   Recently redesigned and updated, the program incorporates the major elements of a comprehensive driver training program - classroom instruction, competency course, and testing.  The intent of the emergency vehicle driver-training course is to train students to use their own thought process and make them aware of the tragedy, financial loss, the legal and moral responsibilities that they have when operating emergency vehicles.  Section H - Disaster Management - (16 Hours) The focus of this class will be the management of transportation emergencies using hands-on scenarios. These scenarios will include several types of potential disasters involving transportation vehicles including live fire exercises. Saturday will consist of aircraft rescue and firefighting; Sunday will focus on railroad emergencies with various types of rescue scenarios. The course will involve strenuous physical activity and is recommended for the advanced firefighter. Structural Personal Protective Equipment required. Section I - Instructional Techniques - (16 Hours)  National Fire Academy (NFA) course introduces the students to basic instructional terms and methods proven effective for planning and conducting successful training activities, with the primary focus on skill-oriented training.  Section J – NFA Incident Safety Officer (H719) (12 Hours) The course provides emergency response personnel with a solid foundation and knowledge to identify and analyze safety concerns and to communicate recommended solutions to the command authority. Students focus on emergency scene operations within the Incident Command System. Participants will gain confidence in their abilities to handle a variety of emergency situations through classroom exercises. Section K - Fire Prevention - Inspections Practices & Preplanning (16 Hours) UPDATED This course is designed for individuals that may be assigned to conduct fire and life safety inspections, company inspections, or simply have an interest in the fire inspection field.  As emergency responders, knowledge of facilities in your jurisdiction including installation of fire protective systems is critical to the safety of the responders and the citizens we serve.   The importance of pre-planning facilities along with comprehension of in-service inspections including fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire sprinkler systems will be included in the training along with on hands education.  During this course students will perform pre-plans and inspections of facilities at locations on/off campus. This class will also include an overview of various codes related to state and local jurisdictions which will include how to forward deficiencies to appropriate agencies.  Section L - Fire Prevention-Public Education (16 Hours) This course is designed to increase the student’s emphasis and awareness on prevention initiatives and activities and to increase the awareness that prevention is an important, cost-effective risk reduction tool. Public education activities have a direct influence on the health, safety and well being of emergency service personnel. Public education programs are a key point to a successful prevention program and a very important aspect of the overall service provided by the student’s department. What programs and level of service the department provides can greatly affect the department’s prevention efforts. This course is designed to provide the motivation and leadership for the local public education officer to enhance their department’s prevention efforts and programs.  Section M - Origin and Cause (16 Hours) UPDATED This course is designed to instruct the fire officer on a basic method of origin and cause of the fire scene.  Lessons will include proper techniques for evidence preservation and documentation.  There will be some hands on applications.  This course will be limited to an intermediate level of understanding of proper origin and cause documentation.   Section N – Smoker Reader (4 Hours) NEW This course will accommodate the students from Section E (Emergency Vehicle Operation) and Section J (Incident Safety Officer) to complete their 16 hour training. This class was developed by Dave Dodson (www.responsesafe.com). Dave Dodson and his associates felt as a first-due officer, you must be able to predict fire behavior and hostile fire events. If you don’t, firefighters will die or be critically injured. The key to predicting fire behavior is in your ability to read smoke as you arrive and begin firefighting operations. This class will change your tactical procedures as a company officer and as an incident commander forever. The class will cover what the smoke is telling us by color, rate of flow and density. The art of reading smoke is a definite benefit for firefighter safety for survival. We should remember, “Practice doesn’t make perfect, PERFECT practice makes perfect!” (Chief Dave Dodson).

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